Write four paragraphs about I heard a fly buzz focusing on language, imagery,rhythm and Dickinsons different ideas
Write four paragraphs about ‘I heard a fly buzz’ focusing on language,imagery.rhythm and Dickinson’s different ideas… Emma ‘I heard a fly buzz’ explores the cliché rituals of death being interrupted by this peculiar fly and being a distraction in the room to the deceased who supposedly should be in the limelight and the main focus of the room and primarily the main focus of attention. The death rituals is the idea of the deceased having close family mourning by his or her death bed and the decease looking almost near to perfect and having some sort of angelic feel to them. The death rituals also occur in many religions and the religious believers follow the rituals very strictly. Dickinson proclaims “the stillness in the room” she describes the state of the room as being “still” this could perhaps represent the fly taking ultimate control in the room. Or maybe represents people’s sheer horror of religion and the catastrophic consequences that comes along with it. Hence why there was this stillness in the room almost as the whole world paused in terror. By Dickinson in cooperating this ‘fly’ as some sort of interruption, perhaps it symbolises ‘religion’ almost suggesting we are so focused on religion we forget that death is fast approaching and will happen to every human currently living, hence why religion is an interruption from the real
How does Coleridge begin part one of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
How does Coleridge begin part one of the rime of the ancient mariner? In part one Coleridge employs narrative devices such as third person narrative, descriptive scenery and various language techniques to tell the story. This is done through the use of form, language and structure which will enable 19th and 21st century readers to “listens like a three years child”. Coleridge begins part one by introducing the “Ancient mariner” in a third person narrative. He does this to create a distance between the mariner and the audience so that we observe he’s supernatural powers when he “holds” the wedding guest with his “glittery eye”. The word “glittery” suggests a supernatural power which is used by the mariner to compel the wedding guest, who then “Listen like a three year child”. Coleridge also tells part one in a ballad form by using an ABAB rhyming scheme, which is used to create pace throughout the poem, so we too can move swiftly through the mariners “paced” journey as “the ship drove fast” and as he is “chased” in part 1. As the ballad form was a literary technique typically used in medieval poetry by the romantics to represent the idealised past, Coleridge too uses the ballad form significantly, as we too are reminded of the mariner’s past “the ship was cheered”. By Coleridge employing a ballad form, loose and short ballads are
A poem in which the poet creates a picture of a corrupt figure is Porphyrias Lover by Robert Browning.
Critical Evaluation Porphyria’s Lover By Robert Browning Task-Choose a poem in which the poet creates a picture of a heroic or corrupt figure. Discuss the means by which the personality is clearly depicted. A poem in which the poet creates a picture of a corrupt figure is Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning. The poem written in 1837 is in the form of a dramatic monologue which helps to show the true nature of the corrupt sociopath. Throughout the poem Browning uses a series of literacy devices to help convey this idea. The form of the poem, dramatic monologue, is significant as the reader only ever experiences the speaker’s feelings and recollections of events. This forces the reader to doubt the narrator at various points throughout the poem. This form also leaves the reader believing that the situation is less straightforward than that being described. It is clear from the outset of the poem that the speaker in the poem is troubled. Through Browning’s use of pathetic fallacy in the first four lines of the poem he does not only illustrate the extreme weather conditions but also the speaker’s mind set: “It tore the elm-tops down for spite” This effectively highlights the speakers’s bitterness due to Porphyria’s failure to appear for their arranged meeting. Browning deliberately compares the speaker’s emotional condition to the weather
In his poetry Hardy shows more sympathy for the natural world than he does for people. How far do you agree with this view?
In his poetry Hardy shows more sympathy for the natural world than he does for people. How far do you agree with this view? You may wish to use ‘The Blinded Bird’ as a starting point for your answers. In your answer you should either refer to 2 or 3 poems or range more widely though the selection. Throughout Hardy’s poetry it is clear that he tends to show a lot more sympathy for the natural world than he does for people shown through key poems such as ‘The Blinded Bird’ , ‘The Darkling Thrush’ and ‘The Puzzled Game-Birds’. These three poems all use nature and animals to explore feelings and Hardy tends to be more sympathetic towards the natural surroundings, in these poems he specifically references birds. He also shows his sympathy for the natural world by showing the animals in a more positive light than he does people; as shown through the poem ‘The Puzzled Game-Birds’. When looking at Hardy’s poem ‘The Puzzled Game-Birds’ I can make the judgement that I do agree fully with the view that Hardy does show more sympathy through his poems, especially this one, for the natural world than he does for people. Through this poem Hardy uses nature to portray his thoughts on cruelty since he shows how the birds are puzzled and confused ‘They are not those who used to feed us’ and the repetition of this line shows the birds denial of not wanting
Convergence of the Twain Analysis
Njeri Muhia Mrs. Muthama Literature 2 November 2011 Convergence of the Twain Critical Analysis “ Not even God can sink this ship” –is the infamous line that refers to the Titanic, one of the largest most immaculate man made inventions of its time, and the catastrophic accident that led to its sinking has been a historical bookmark, noted for decades. Thomas Hardy’s perception to this disaster is rather pessimistic; creating a sense that fate was destined to cause the failure of Titanic. Hardy presents a philosophical poem about fate’s inevitability and indifference through the eyes of nature, portraying the disaster by presenting the accident as a sinister sexual meeting between these two lovers—the Titanic and ‘a Shape of Ice’. The title of the poem alone demonstrates that this catastrophe was planned in advance, a dramatic sensual meeting. The use of such a title lends itself to the interpretation that this disaster was meant to happen, and was something that destiny, ‘the Spinner of the Years’ had planned. This is further developed in the diction that hardy uses in this poem. The two were ‘intimate’, their history had already been developed and determined; they were to be ‘weld[ed]’ together, to be one another’s ‘sinister mate’. This sexual, ominous meeting of ship and ice creates a very pessimistic and portentous
How do the authors convey their attitude about ageing in Childhood and My Parents?
How do the authors convey their attitude about ageing in “Childhood” and “My Parents”? One of the main concerns of mankind has always been the idea of getting older and living the last years of their long lives. However time passes, and we inevitably enter the process of ageing. Nevertheless, getting closer to death also means starting the countdown of our lives: memories, feelings and thought are a constant reminder of what it has been our time on Earth. Several events that have marked our lives, such as our childhood, or maternity, now leave us fond memories. The poems "childhood" by Frances Cornford and "My parents" by Stephen spender both have a speaker looking back in the time. They constantly recall past feelings, experiences or attitudes that were considerably important for them. However, they differ significantly in many areas such as the structure, the language, the imagery, the rhyme, the repetition, the tone and the rhythm of the poem. They both make use of different literature features in other to bring out their main intentions and ideas. To begin with, the themes differ extensibly. The first poem explores a dual perspective on the ageing process. On the one hand, it is a child who watches "through the banister" and is "helplessly young", but the whole poem is a memory- "I used to think". One of the central ideas in the poem is the similarities and
How is the story told in part 3 of the Ancient Mariner
How is the story told in Part 3 of the Ancient Mariner? The action at in the opening of part 3 is very slow. ‘There passed a weary time.’ The crew are tired of being stranded in an unknown part of the sea. They are both physically and emotionally exhausted and the description of ‘glazed eye’ is a direct contrast to the earlier description of the ‘glittering eye’. They are truly suffering ‘parched’ from thirst stranded without supplies. The first stanza addresses the characters and the hardship that they are going through. These are very good language devices as the adjectives are used to describe the Mariners monotonous and tedious existence. The repetition of ‘A weary time!’ is used to emphasis the continuously dreary routine. Each time weary is mentioned it is with more desperation as the Mariners situation slowly worsens. The use of exclamation marks further helps to emphasise the anxiety that is felt by the Mariner and the crew. There is also a change in form in the first stanza, which Coleridge uses to indicate a change in plot and to emphasise any climatic moments. The change happens when the mariner spies ‘a something in the sky.’ This statement of uncertainty of what is approaching them helps the story to move on, as it creates an interesting development in the story and it leads on to the next stanzas in which there is a lot of movement which
What methods does Browning use to tell the story in 'Porphyria's Lover'?
What methods does browning use to tell the poem 'Porphyria's Lover'? The poem 'Porphyria's Lover' written by Robert Browning appeared in 1836 and is one of the earliest and most shocking poems from the collection of dramatic monologues known as 'madhouse cells'. This poem is about a psychotic character who strangles his lover Porphyria with her own hair and manages to kill her when she comes to visit him. The visit took place on a stormy night when Porphyria comes in, out of a storm and proceeds to make a fire bringing warmth and happiness to the cottage. Browning narrates the poem from the lovers point of view but makes the character Porphyria more powerful and dominant through the first part of the poem. The title chosen by Robert Browning informs the reader that the poem is about an obsessive love between two main characters, as the poem goes along we learn that a major theme is the power struggle between the two characters. The common themes used in the poem are: love, madness and power. Robert Browning uses techniques such as pathetic fallacy to set the scene and portray the mood of the lover and his characteristics, the character of Porphyria's Lover is disturbingly portrayed through the words he uses. Robert Browning begins his poem by using pathetic fallacy to set the scene, he begins by using personification of a stormy night, he creates imagery which reflects
Discuss ways in which Dickinson explores the sense of the abstract in Going to Him! Happy letter!
Discuss ways in which Dickinson explores the sense of the abstract in Going to Him! Happy letter! The sense of the abstract covers a wide varity of ideas such as imagery and language. In ‘Going to Him! Happy letter’ Emily Dickinson explores these ideas of the abstract theme through her use of language. The sense of the abstract is explored through Dickinson’s method of thinking (unlike many of the people in the 1800’s) she was ahead of her time, writing about modern ideas in the 1800’s. Her poems never have a straight forward meaning, this is the abstract, concealing the meaning in her poems and thinking outside of the box. The abstract object in the poem also known as ‘494’ is the letter, which is referred to throughout the poem. Stanza one opens with ‘Going to Him! Happy letter!’, immediately we see privacy in Dickinson’s poem, by using ‘Him’ we are left in the dark since we do not know who ‘Him’ is. This indicates that the poem is about a mysterious figure that she may or may not have feeling for. This creates obscurity around the abstract subject of the letter. The use of capitalizing ‘Him’ emphasizes the importance of this person, but still keeps the mystery alive, building up expectations. We know that the poem is about a letter; by including an exclamation mark after the word ‘letter!’ makes it seem joyful, due to the context that
Explore how Swinburne makes vivid his feelings of loss in the poem From The Triumph of Time.
Explore how the poet makes vivid his feelings of loss in the poem. A.C Swinburne intelligently directs the readers of his poem towards his own thoughts by naming his piece ‘From The Triumph of Time’. The poet effectively creates a contrast within two ideas; Time itself triumphing by taking away a loved one, or Swinburne’s own triumph of being capable of healing his grief and wounds throughout the passing of time. Making unrequited love and the separation of two souls perfect for each other two very important themes in the poem. Swinburne uses the ottava rima to structure his poem, following the pattern of ‘abab’, but this structure is misplaced in the first stanza following a pattern of ‘ababccab’. We can see how the poet has thoughtfully arranged his ideas in this structure to honour her soul mate. Even though he is trying to arrange his ideas, we sense that he has a lack of clarity since he has failed to structure it perfectly, effectively portraying his feeling of desesperation and grief since he is not able to think clearly. Swinburne decided to give his poem a type of rhyme which made it have a slow rhythm, creating a very sorrowful tone, setting it at the very start of the poem. A.C Swinburne was seen as very religious important figure, but his feelings of faith are not foreshadowed in the poem, creating a very big contradiction, since he does not see
